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Science Internet Resources

Welcome to Weber State University's Stewart Library's selected list of science-related Internet sites. The web sites have been chosen to reflect the educational and research interests of WSU students and faculty. This list is not intended to be comprehensive. These links provide a quick and easy entry to Internet sources.


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Science-Related Internet Directories and Search Engines


Galaxy
Index to Internet resources in science

INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
From the University of California's Digital Library

Science Reference Services

Compiled by the Science, Technology & Business Division of the Library of Congress

Science Search Engines
Search Engine Watch's list of science-related search engines


WWW Virtual Library
Distributed subject catalog of internet resources. A good place to start a subject search.


Science Reference Shelf

Martindale's Reference Desk
Easy to use compendium of reference information on all topics.

Science Reference Services

Compiled by the Science, Technology & Business Division of the Library of Congress


TCAEP.co.uk
Constants and equations in science, astronomy, and mathematics.

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Article Databases and Library Catalogs

WSU Stewart Library Article Databases
Links to article databases available at Weber State.

WSU Stewart Library Catalog

Search the library's online catalog for books and journals available in the library.

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Governmental Agencies, Scholarly Societies and Organizations

Sci-Tech Related Federal Agencies, Societies and Organizations - List from NIST

National Science Foundation

National Academies

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Science Education

Access Excellence
For health and biology teachers. Check out the graphics gallery.

BioChemLinks
A guide to "The best Biology & Chemistry educational resources on the Web"

Educational Software Reviews
Reviews of mathematical and educational software for life sciences. Shareware programs may be downloaded directly.


Science Reference Services

Compiled by the Science, Technology & Business Division of the Library of Congress


The Virtual Geosciences Professor
Comprehensive collection of online courses in the Geosciences.

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Electronic Journals, Discussion Lists and Newsgroups

ejournal.org - WWW Virtual Library
Listing of academic and reviewed journals, college and universities, email newsletters, magazines, newspapers in all subject areas.

Electronic Journals Available to WSU students, faculty and staff

Search by title or subject


Google - DejaNews UseNet Archive
Browsable and searchable archive of UseNet group messages

Tile.net
Includes both e-mail discussion groups and Usenet newsgroups. E-mail forms for subscribing are available.

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Scientific Publishers on the Web

Science and Mathematics Publishers
Listing of scientific publishers home pages. New book and journal announcements and order information.

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Patents

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Search U.S. patents and trademarks. How to apply and search for a patent.

Patent Resources
List of patents sites from the UC San Diego Biomedical & Medical Center Libraries.

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History of Science

Internet History of Science Sourcebook
Provides a chronological list of sites from ancient time to 1900.

Astronomy

Astronomy Facts and Figures
Features information on all the planets and their satellites as well as moon phases for the next 20 years and sunrise and sunset times for 84 locations around the world.

Views of the Solar System

Graphic and animation files of planets, moons, meteors and more. Also includes links to other tours of the solar system, historical, and physical data. Developed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

NASA Astrophysics Data Systems - ADS
Searchable abstracts to astronomy and astrophysics, physics and geophysics and space instrumentation journals and NASA reports. Also includes astronomical data archives.

The Nine Planets: a multimedia tour of the solar system

Great photos and data on the nine planets and their moons. From the Lunar Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona.

StarDate Online
The web site for the radio program, StarDate.  Click on 'Resources' for solar system guide, galaxy guide and an AstroGlossary.

American Astronomical Society

Ott Planetarium and Observatory - Weber State University

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Botany

Internet Directory for Botany
Searchable alphabetical and subject indexes to botany resources.

Flora of North America
Descriptions of plants of North America. Also available in print in the Library Reference Area - Ref QK110.F55

National PLANTS Database
Plant taxa known to occur as native or naturalized species within the boundaries of the U.S. and its territories. Includes common and scientific names, economic importance, growth habits, distribution maps and references to the literature. From the USDA

Society for Economic Botany
Economic botany news, browse table of contents of Economic Botany and read the Society's newsletter, Plants & People

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Chemistry

Chemistry Research Guide for WSU Chemistry Students

Internet Directories

American Chemical Society

Chemical Abstracts Online Searching Tutorials

Electronic Journals

Chemicals, Lab Equipment and Supplies

Equipment


Thomas Register of American Manufacturers

Requires free registration. Look up by product/brand name and company name. Over 150,000 companies listed.

Chemicals

Buyer's Guide for Chemicals
Directory of suppliers of chemicals and chemical products.

Sigma-Aldrich
Search the Sigma-Aldrich chemical catalog by keyword, molecular formula and CAS registry number.

Property Data

Chemfinder
Basic information about chemical compounds and web links to other Internet sources.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

Online version of the popular CRC handbook. Requires Adobe Acrobat 4.05, and Netscape 6.0, Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, or Mozilla 1.0 for correct formatting.

NIST Chemistry WebBook
Physical and thermophysical properties - mostly organic compounds.

Periodic Table

WebElements
Quick online information about the elements.

Material Safety Data Sheets

SIRI MSDS Index
Free searchable MSDS database

MSDS Online
Must register to use - free after registration

Where To Find Material Safety Datasheets On The Internet

Listing of MSDS internet sites with information about content and registration.

Software

Chemistry Software and Information Resources

Chemistry Software Sites from Yahoo

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Ecology & Environmental Studies

Chemical Scorecard
Created by the Environmental Defense Fund. Provides pollution statistics from such sources as the EPA's Toxic Release Inventory. Can search by zip code for polluters and types of pollution.

EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
Covers all aspects of environmental concerns and development. Each topic includes searchable databases, data tables, country profiles and maps. World Research Institute (WRI)

Eco-Regions of the United States

Publication from the U.S. Forest Service by Robert G. Bailey

Endangered Species Information
Data on endangered species from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Environmental Journals on the Internet
Links to full text, table of contents and free e-journals

EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Gateway to EPA environment information

EPA and Bird Conservation
Resources include "Bird Conservation Initiatives," EPA programs and "What You Can Do"

EPA's Global Warming Site
A good starting place for information on climate, emissions, impact and actions.

Hill Air Force Base (UT) Environmental Cleanup Documents
Available in the WSU Library Reference Area

National Library for the Environment
Provides objective, scientifically sound information on the environment including reports from the Congressional Research Service.

NatureServe
Distribution and conservation status of plants, animals and ecological communities in the U.S. and Canada. Created by the Association of Biodiversity Information.

The Virtual Library of Ecology and Biodiversity
Good starting point for biodiversity and ecology internet sites.

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Genetics & Genomics

Entrez - Genetics and Biotechnology
Integrates many protein and DNA sequence databases (GenBank, EMBL, DDJB) into one easy-to-use format. Includes more than one million Medline records. From the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

Functional Genomics - Science
News, recent papers, links to the Human Genome project from Science

Genome Gateway - Nature

News, web resources, graphics from Nature.

Human Genome - A guide to online information resources

Technical site for viewing genetic sequencing information. NCBI ( National Center for Biotechnology Information)

Human Genome Project Information
Wealth of information about genetics and ethics-related issues. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

MendelWeb
Mendel's classic papers on genetics, along with a wealth of supporting material and history.

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)

Online, searchable version of Mendelian Inheritance In Man, a comprehensive encyclopedia of human genes and genetic disorders.

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Geosciences

The American Geological Institute Web Site
Includes the GeoRef preview database with current references that will be included in the GeoRef database.

United States Geology Survey Home Page
Good source for information about earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, maps, and state geological information.

Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellites
The Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) homepage provides a wealth of information about the project, as well as images, and background information on these satellites, which are used to predict weather around the world.

Canada Center for Remote Sensing--Environmental Monitoring Section
The homepage for the Environmental Monitoring Section of the Canada Center for Remote Sensing (CCRS) includes a brief overview of the program and descriptions and links to ongoing projects about the application of satellites to various disciplines.

Global Change Master Directory

Descriptions and access information for thousands of earth science data sets from NASA.

Hydrology Web: Hydrology and Related Internet Resources
Compendium of resources for hydrologists with an emphasis on surface water information.

U.S. Gazetteer

Information on U.S. geographical names.

U.S. Climate Data
Interactive maps of monthly US temperature and precipitation products from 1895 to the present.

Volcano World
Everything you've wanted to know about volcanoes.

World-Wide Earthquake Locator

WSU Geosciences Department

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Life Sciences

WWW Virtual Library: Biosciences
Comprehensive list of biology resources

Cal State University's BIOWEB

Extensive, annotated list of resources. A good place to start for students and others new to the field.

Kimball's Biology Pages
An online adaptation of the sixth edition of the text Biology, with a hypertext dictionary specializing in cell and molecular biology.

The Smithsonian Natural History Web
Information about research programs at the National Museum of Natural History and links to data and graphics files from the Smithsonian's specimen collections.

College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry
Physics for biology and chemistry students, with a focus on biophysics, including physics of hearing, body temperature regulation. See the link Biophysical Chronology for a history of biophysical discoveries.

Index to Organism Names
Search by genus and species name or single word for information on the author and date for the named organism. Sponsored and developed by BIOSIS.

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Mathematics

American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Selected current math articles, abstracts to math articles and information about the American Mathematical Society and its publications

AMS Journals
Off-campus access requires student id number or faculty Banner number.  Please see Connecting from Home for more information.

AMS Preprint Server

EEVL - Mathematics Section
The Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library's Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics and Computing.

Math Archives
Archive of mathematical teaching materials, including software and links to other math sites from the Univ. of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Netlib
Repository of free software, documents and databases for numerical and scientific computing.

Notices of the AMS

SIAM
Information and publications from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. WSU has access to SIAM journals.  Off-campus access requires student id number or faculty Banner number.  Please see Connecting from Home for more information.


Calculus Applied to Probability and Statistics for Liberal Arts and Business Majors
Tutorials and exercises that apply calculus to real life situations.

Trigonometric Functions and Calculus for Liberal Arts and Business Majors
Includes sections on modeling, individual functions, derivatives and integrals.

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Microbiology

All the Virology on the WWW
Excellent list of virus-related sources on the Web

American Society for Microbiology
Extensive list of microbiology internet resources as well as information about the ASM

ASM Journals
View and search ASM Journals online. Off -campus access requires set-up of proxy server access

Cells alive!

Heavily focused on microbiological and immunological topics--even 'MicroGrams"

Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook

The "Bad Bug Book" from the Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition has information about foodborne organisms.

WSU Microbiology Department

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Physics

American Institute of Physics

American Physical Society


College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry
Physics for biology and chemistry students, with a focus on biophysics, including physics of hearing, body temperature regulation. See the link "Biophysical Chronology" for a history of biophysical discoveries.

Los Alamos Preprint Archive
Physics preprint article database

Physical Review Focus

Selections from Physical Review and Physical Review Letters explained for students and researchers in all area of Physics. Free

Physics Internet Resources

List of physics web sites from the American Physical Society.

PhysicsWeb

Physics News, articles from Physics World, physics jobs, links to other physics sites. From the Institute of Physics.

Scitation
Database which provides references to a number of science and technology publications.  It includes conference proceedings, journal articles, and standards.

WSU Ott Planetarium


WSU Physics Department

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Zoology

DUCKDATA
An index to the published literature related to wetlands and North American waterfowl species.

Entomology Index of Internet Resources
A searchable database of entomology internet sites from the Entomology Dept. at Iowa State University.

Guide to the Animal Kingdom for Students and Educators

Taxonomic listing of animals with representative organisms from each group. From BIOSIS

Index to Organism Names
Search by genus and species name or single word for information on the author and date for the named organism. Sponsored and developed by BIOSIS.

Catalogue of Internet Resources for Zoology

Comprehensive list of sites.


BiologyBrowser
Life sciences resources including new and changed names, index to organism names, and conferences.

WSU Zoology Department


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Timely Topics
Bioterrorism Cloning Earthquakes


Bioterrorism

Anthrax Information - Utah Library Association
Links to authoritative web sites, including an anthrax tutorial, how to handle suspicious mail and much more.

Chemical Weapons - MEDLINEplus
Latest news, links to CDC reports, specific conditions, preventive measures.

Bioterrorism Bibliographies and Resources
Resources for health care providers, parents, and children. Medical Library Association.

Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections. St. Louis University

Includes news, educational materials, case studies, and internet resources

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Cloning

Stem Cells/Stem Cell Transplantation - MEDLINEplus
Latest news, general overview, research, specific conditions/treatment.

News Stories from New Scientist
Recent news and articles from the New Scientist

Your Bionic Future - Scientific American

Series of articles from Scientific American about human cloning. 1999

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Earthquakes - Utah

Utah Earthquakes & Faults
Maps of fault lines and earthquake activity in Utah in PDF. Utah Geological Survey.

Utah Earthquake Preparedness Information Center
Includes links to Wasatch Front liquefaction maps, and a "Utah Guide to the Seismic Improvement of Unreinforced Masonry Dwellings." Utah Dept. of Public Safety.

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Seismographs, maps and data for Utah and Yellowstone Area.

Questions & Answers about Utah Earthquakes
Get your questions answered! UU Seismograph Stations Earthquakes - National & International

Near Real Time Earthquake List

World-wide list of earthquakes. Time is given in UTC - Coordinated Universal Time. USGS National Earthquake Information Center.

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Links to data and educational information

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Updated February 25, 2008 . Please send comments to JaNae Kinikin
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